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Population Density & Distribution

Population Density • The average number of people living in a particular unit of land; expressed as people per square kilometre (km 2)

Arithmetic & Physiologic Population Density Arithmetic Population Density: the average number of people per unit of land. . Ex. Population of Canada = 33 891 000 people = approx. 3. 68 people/km 2 Canada’s Land Area 9 220 970 km 2 Physiologic Population Density: This shows a more accurate and meaningful density figure. It represents the number of people in a country relative to the area of cultivated land. Ex. Population of Canada = 33 891 000 people = approx. 74. 5 people/km 2 Canada’s Cultivated Area 455 000 km 2

This box represents the size of Monaco, in relation to HRM

Monaco vs Halifax • Monaco – Population: 36, 371. 00 Area: 2. 02 km =18, 000 ppl per km 2 Halifax: • Population: 413, 710. 00 Area: 5, 490. 00 km = 75 ppl per km 2 HRM is almost 3000 times as large as Monaco, yet the population density of Monaco is 11 times larger.

Population Distribution • The location of a population and how people arranged on land. • Population distribution is closely linked to water, physical geography, & economic/political heartlands

Restrictive Population Policies • Restrictive Population Policies - A government policy that encourages small families in order to reduce the population growth rate. • Examples: – Chinas One Child Policy – India's forced sterilization policy of 1976

Expansive Population Policies • Expansive population policies - A government policy that encourages large families in order to increase the population growth rate. • Why? Military duty, large workforce, elderly support, tax base for pensions • Examples: – Mother Heroine Medal of Russia – France, Ireland, Norway, Sweden & Germany